Patents by Inventor Shimpei Mune

Shimpei Mune has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11715843
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a power storage module, a conductive plate, and a sealing member. The power storage module includes an electrode laminate and a sealing body. The sealing body includes a plurality of resin portions. Metal plates at laminate ends of the electrode laminate each have an exposed surface exposed from the resin portion. The exposed surface includes a contact region and a non-contact region. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion. The first sealing portion is provided along an inner edge of the resin portion to be in contact with the resin portion. The first sealing portion adheres to the conductive plate and the non-contact region and fills a portion between the conductive plate and the non-contact region. The first sealing portion seals a portion between the conductive plate and the exposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Hamaoka, Taku Inoue, Shimpei Mune, Hiromi Ueda, Junichi Iida, Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura
  • Publication number: 20210234187
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a power storage module, a conductive plate, and a sealing member. The power storage module includes an electrode laminate and a sealing body. The sealing body includes a plurality of resin portions. Metal plates at laminate ends of the electrode laminate each have an exposed surface exposed from the resin portion. The exposed surface includes a contact region and a non-contact region. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion. The first sealing portion is provided along an inner edge of the resin portion to be in contact with the resin portion. The first sealing portion adheres to the conductive plate and the non-contact region and fills a portion between the conductive plate and the non-contact region. The first sealing portion seals a portion between the conductive plate and the exposed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi HAMAOKA, Taku INOUE, Shimpei MUNE, Hiromi UEDA, Junichi IIDA, Satoshi MORIOKA, Motoyoshi OKUMURA
  • Patent number: 10115956
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The electrode assembly includes one or more first electrodes and one or more second electrodes, which are stacked alternately with one or more separators in between. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The first terminal and the second terminal are located on a wall portion of the case. First tabs and second tabs are provided on ends of the first and second electrodes, respectively. A circuit breaker is arranged between the second terminal and the electrode assembly. A part of the first terminal and the first tabs are arranged along the width direction of the electrode assembly, and the circuit breaker and the second tabs are arranged along the width direction of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei Mune, Yusuke Yamashita, Motoaki Okuda, Tomoaki Tachibana
  • Patent number: 9876259
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes a deforming plate, a contact plate and a conducting plate which configure a current path. The deforming plate includes one surface on an opposite side from the contact plate facing a first space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as the internal pressure of the casing and the other surface opposed to the contact plate facing a second space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as an external pressure of the casing. When the internal pressure rises above the predetermined level, the second contact portion is separated from the conducting plate by deformation of the deforming plate toward the contacting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hirose, Hirokuni Akiyama, Motoaki Okuda, Atsushi Minagata, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Shimpei Mune, Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Makoto Mitsuyasu, Norimitsu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 9711768
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, a safety valve, and a cover member. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The safety valve is arranged in the case and opens to discharge gas out of the case when an inner pressure of the case exceeds a release pressure. The cover member is arranged in the case opposing the safety valve and includes a flow passage for the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei Mune, Motoaki Okuda, Yushi Kondo, Hirokuni Akiyama, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Atsushi Minagata
  • Publication number: 20170125783
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The electrode assembly includes one or more first electrodes and one or more second electrodes, which are stacked alternately with one or more separators in between. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The first terminal and the second terminal are located on a wall portion of the case. First tabs and second tabs are provided on ends of the first and second electrodes, respectively. A circuit breaker is arranged between the second terminal and the electrode assembly. A part of the first terminal and the first tabs are arranged along the width direction of the electrode assembly, and the circuit breaker and the second tabs are arranged along the width direction of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei MUNE, Yusuke YAMASHITA, Motoaki OKUDA, Tomoaki TACHIBANA
  • Publication number: 20160190657
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes a deforming plate, a contact plate and a conducting plate which configure a current path. The deforming plate includes one surface on an opposite side from the contact plate facing a first space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as the internal pressure of the casing and the other surface opposed to the contact plate facing a second space, a pressure of which is retained to a same pressure as an external pressure of the casing. When the internal pressure rises above the predetermined level, the second contact portion is separated from the conducting plate by deformation of the deforming plate toward the contacting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki HIROSE, Hirokuni AKIYAMA, Motoaki OKUDA, Atsushi MINAGATA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Shimpei MUNE, Toshiaki IWA, Yoshihiro OGAWA, Makoto MITSUYASU, Norimitsu AKIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20150357622
    Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery (100) includes a case (10), an electrode assembly (20), a first metal plate (12), a second metal plate (14), and an insulating member (16). The electrode assembly (20) includes a positive electrode (30), a negative electrode (40), and a separator (50). The first metal plate (12) is electrically connected to the positive electrode (30). The second metal plate (14) is electrically connected to the negative electrode (40). The first metal plate (12) is thicker than a positive electrode metal foil (30B). The second metal plate (14) is thicker than a negative electrode metal foil (40B). When the thickness of the first metal plate (12) is designated as D1, and the thickness of the second metal plate (14) is designated as D2, the relationship: 1<D1/D2<2 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei MUNE, Yushi KONDO, Motoaki OKUDA, Hirokuni AKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150318526
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case, a safety valve, and a cover member. The case accommodates the electrode assembly. The safety valve is arranged in the case and opens to discharge gas out of the case when an inner pressure of the case exceeds a release pressure. The cover member is arranged in the case opposing the safety valve and includes a flow passage for the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Shimpei MUNE, Motoaki OKUDA, Yushi KONDO, Hirokuni AKIYAMA, Hiroyasu NISHIHARA, Atsushi MINAGATA
  • Publication number: 20150037633
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a case and a battery module including secondary cells. Each secondary cell includes a primary surface and a secondary surface. The primary surface includes a terminal, and an inter-cell flow passage is formed between adjacent ones of the secondary cells. A primary flow passage is defined between the primary surfaces and a wall surface of the case that faces the primary surfaces. A secondary flow passage is defined between the secondary surfaces and the wall surface of the case that faces the secondary surfaces. One of the primary flow passage and the secondary flow passage functions as a supply passage that supplies a heat medium to the inter-cell flow passage. The other one of the primary flow passage and the secondary flow passage functions as a discharge passage to which the heat medium is discharged from the inter-cell flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hirokuni Akiyama, Hiromi Ueda, Shintaro Watanabe, Shimpei Mune, Hidefumi Oishi, Yoshihiro Katagiri
  • Publication number: 20130008480
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion device includes a first board, a second board, which is arranged to face the first board, and thermoelectric elements. One end of each thermoelectric element is joined to a first electrode layer on the first board, and the other end is joined to a second electrode layer on the second board. The thermoelectric conversion device includes reinforcing members. One end of each reinforcing members joined to the first insulating plate, and the other end is joined a second insulating plate. In the thermoelectric conversion device, the coefficient of linear expansion of the reinforcing members is greater than the coefficient of linear expansion of the thermoelectric elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hirokuni AKIYAMA, Shimpei MUNE, Naoto MORISAKU, Toshimitsu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20120325281
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion module includes the steps of providing a first inner surface of a first substrate with plural first electrodes and a first positioning portion, wherein the first positioning portion is located at a predetermined position to the first electrodes without overlapping with the first electrodes, providing a second inner surface of a second substrate with plural second electrodes and a second positioning portion, wherein the second positioning portion is located at a predetermined position to the second electrodes without overlapping with the second electrodes, providing the first electrodes with plural thermoelectric conversion elements, positioning a spacer to the first substrate with a third positioning portion of the spacer on the first positioning portion, and providing the thermoelectric conversion elements with the second electrodes by positioning the second substrate to the spacer with the second positioning portion on a fourth positioning portion of t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Hirokuni AKIYAMA, Hirohisa KATO, Naoto MORISAKU, Shimpei MUNE
  • Publication number: 20120255590
    Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes two substrates, electrodes, thermoelectric conversion elements provided between the substrates and electrically connected in series via the electrodes, a polygonally-shaped thermoelectric conversion element disposition area provided on inner surface of the substrate wherein the thermoelectric conversion elements are disposed in the thermoelectric conversion element area, a fin radiator provided on outer surface of the substrate and a fin disposition area wherein the fin radiator is disposed in the fin disposition area. The fin disposition area and the thermoelectric conversion element disposition area are located on opposite sides of the substrates so as to overlap each other via the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Naoto Morisaku, Hirokuni Akiyama, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Shimpei Mune